COUNTRY NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4144, 8 June 1876, Page 3

COUNTRY NOTES.

(From out Exchanges.)

Active personal canvass has already been commenced for the ensuing Mayoral election m. Lawrence. Two candidates, the present holder of the office and a well-known oxMayor, are in the field, and several other gentlemen are spoken of as likely to contest the office.

. Government engineers were engaged Jawing off the site for. the Lawrence Railway Station last week. We may therefore assume that tenders will shortly be called for the erection of the building. The following were the resolutions and amendments, with results,. which came before the congregational meeting of the Pres bytenau Church of Lawrence, last week Moved : “That in the opinion of this meeting it is desirable to introduce instrumental music into this congregation as an aid to public worship,” Amendment; “That discussion of the subject of introducing instrumental music be adjourned till after the next meeting of the General Synod of this Church. For 1 8; for amendment, 8. _ Motion ; “ That this meeting respectfully request the Presbytery to grant permission to introduce instrumental music ipto the public worship of this congregation. .Amendment; “That the Presbytery be. not requested as above.” For motion, ; loramondmeqt, 8..' ; l„ Greenfield Station presents a busy scene of operation at present. Treshing is not yet \ completed, and there are some twenty double furrow ploughs at work". Mr Smith tff boi-ses of his -own employed on the estate, besides those doing contract * Th !i eld Qf b' raiu ‘ this season has been something extraordinary. The oats , Wa yieldejL ■ Itis elated that the latter Would hare given a return of

least ten bushels more if it had not been seoerely shaken and laid by a thunderstorm about the end of last year. The first cake of gold from the Eureka Company was brought into Cromwell on Saturday. It weighed 45ozs, and was the outcome of about eighty tons of stuff put through. The result of this crushing cannot be accepted as any guide to the value of the mine, as the stone operated npon was front* big “blow” of reel which led to the discovery of the true lode, ribne of the stone from which has yet been put through the mill. Present indications go to show that the proprietors have in the Eureka a very valuable property, as the lode shows a thickness of at least 3ft, with gold freely distributed throughout.